Bottle-safe.



W. F. FOCHA.

BOTTLE SAFE. APPLICATION 'msn SEPT. 14, l9l6- 1,217,430, Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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' BOTTLE-SAFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

[ Application filed September 14,1916. serial No. 120,12.

To all whom it may concern: I 7

Be it known that I, WILLIAM'F. FOOL IA, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Contra Costa and State of California, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in 3013- tl-Safes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tobottle safes, and

more particularly to a and the like V r j One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a safe'for holding milk bottles so constructed as to prevent removal of a bottle from the safe without the insertion of a second'bottle;

A further object is safe for milk bottles Fig. 1 is a horizontal-sectional view near the top ofthe safe. b v

The base plate 1 is provided with an in- 2 to which is sethe base are both stamped out of'sheet metal,

and ,the cover is provided,f at its back corners, with horizontally extending tabs or i ears 4 which are perforated to receive -secur-,;

ing screws 5 forthe purposeof securing the safe to the wall of a-house,-or any other suitableanchoring means. V

The base 1 is provided, near each end, with a circular opening6. These openings are of a size to receive the upper end of, a milk bottle 7 of usual construction. A. plate 8 is mounted on the base 1, between the openings 6, and is slidable' in flanged U-guides 9 secured to the baseplate at? each side thereof. The :p

openings 6 and is provided, near each end,

3. The cover and.

late ,8 is ofa length Sli htl greater than the distance between/the :tWo

-'withanarcuaterecess 8 which is curved ,on

an arc of the same radius as the openings.

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A bracket-plate 10 is riveted to the base plate 1,nejar eachendthereof, Eaohbracket. plate; is of each at right-angles,

ofthe openings6 and is turned up at each end, to provide .a

recessed to fit about-ethe outer half vertical arm standard ll. The arms 11 of each bracket plate are positioned at each.

side oftthe opening 6, at the center thereof {and are diametricallyopposite. A rectangular latch 12 per end to the The body 12' .of this latch is of approximatelyelliptical shape and, when the latch is in operativeposition, above the opening 6.

is pivotally secured at its up- The two'latches at each side of the safe r are in horizontal 'alinement and areconnectv ed by a resilient spring wire rod113, the ends of ,w'hichare loosely secured'inthe latches near their; lower ends These two rods are connected by a transverse tension rod 14:, the ends of which are hooked about the rods 13 at their longitudinal centers. Therod 1 L is of such length as to constantly force-the two rods 13 toward each other so as to maintain {theme under tension. This construction of the rods 13 forms spring members which constantly tend to; force the latches 12 to- .ward eachother.

. Each of he latches is-vprovided, atiits 5 lower end, with an inwardly projecting hori zontal-a'rm 15. This arm-is provided, at its innerend, with a rectangular: recess 16 and a contiguous inwardly beveled portion. 17. When the locking :plate 8 :is in either one of its outermost positions longitudinally of the:

-safe," it projects over one of the openings 6 at its outermostend,therecess at its other Q end coinciding with the other opening 6- so as to-leave thesame unobstructed.

InrFig. 4 of the tion toward the right-hand end of the safe. In this position it projects over the rightupper .end of the standard 11;.

extends inward draw ngs, the plate 8 is shown as being moved; into itse xtreme posi-.

hand opening 6,-theleft-handopeningbeing ward so as to bring the notches 16" thereof into position to receive the left-hand corners Also-thelvertical lateral walls of the plate.

left unobstructed by the platen" With the plate in this =position,'the two latches 12 atthe left-hand endofithejsafe are forced inor flanges of the plate 8 will engage the body portions of the latchesat the right means movement of the plate when in operative position, in either direction is positively prevented.

If a bottle is inserted into the safe and the plate 8 is moved so as to project over the opening 6 through which the bottle is inserted, the bottle will be secured in the safe. In order to remove the bottle it is necessary to insert a second bottle into the other opening of the safe. l/Vhen this is done, the second bottle will engage the projecting bodies 12 of the latches 12 so as to move the arms 15 thereof outward and release the locking plate so as to permit movement of the same toward the second bottle which has been inserted. By withdrawing the first bottle from the safe, the locking plate will be forced toward the second bottle so as to pass beneath the peripheral bead or shoulder at the upper end thereof and, when in its outermost position, will be engaged by the other latches 12 so as to be locked against movement. This operation will be clear upon reference to Figs. 3 and 4: of the drawings. Assuming that a bottle of milk, indicated by the numeral 7 in Fig. 3, is locked in position in the right-hand opening 2 of the safe, the plate 8 is held against movement by the latches 12 at the left-hand end. To remove the bottle of milk an empty bottle is inserted through the opening at the left-hand end of the safe, the shoulder or bead at the upper end of this empty bottle will engage the body 12 of the latches 12 which project or extend beyond the opening and will force the latches outward so as to move the arms 15 thereof out of engagement with the plate 8. With the latches at the left-hand end of the safe in this position, if

- the bottle be withdrawn from the right-hand end or compartment of the same, the bead thereof will engage the recess 8 of the plate, so as to force the same into its extreme position toward the left-hand end of the casing. When the locking plate reaches this position, the latches 12 at the right-hand end of the casing will be forced inward by the spring rods 13 so as to engage the righthand end of the plate and secure the empty bottle in the safe. From this it will be evident that a bottle which has once been secured in the safe can only be released by inserting a second bottle. By this means I prevent theft of the bottled 'milk which is placed in the safe and also, as it is necessaryto insert a second bottle into the safe inorder to re lease the bottle containing the milk, I insure that the milk dealer will receive an empty bottle for every bottle which. he leaves con .taining milk.

Bracing bars 18 are secured to the standards 11 and serve to hold the same in proper spaced relation. These bars effectually prevent bending of the standards due to the pressure exerted by the spring rods 13, and are positioned a sufficient distance above the openings 6 to prevent all interference with the insertion or withdrawal of bottles into or from the safe.

In order to facilitate the insertion of bottles into the safe, I provide, below each opening 6, a downwardly extending funnel 19. This funnel is rovided at its upper end with a peripheral image 20 which is secured to thebase plate 1.- These funnels, in addition to facilitating the insertion of a bottle into the safe, also render it impossible to obtain access to the interior of the safe so as to releasethe locking plate 8 without inserting a bottle into the opening.

There may be changes made in the construction and arrangement of the different parts of my invention without departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend to include all such changes, as fall within the scope of the appended claims in this application in which a preferred form only of the invention is disclosed.

What I claim is:

1. The combination of a casing having spaced openings, a plate slidable in the casing and adapted when in operative position to extend beyond the edge of one of said openings, and means for locking the plate in operative position, said locking means being releasable only by the insertion of a bottle through the other opening.

2. The combination of a casing having a pair of spaced openings through its bottom, a plate slidably mounted in the casing between the openings of greater length than the distance between the openings, said plate having limited movement in either direction longitudinally of the casing and having each end recessed to correspond to the inner portion of the adjacent opening, and means carried by the casing and engaging with the plate for locking the plate against move ment.

3. The combination of a casing having a pair of spaced openings through its bottom,

a plate slidably mounted in the casing between the openings, and pivotally mounted latches adapted to engage the ends of the plate so as to lockit inoperative position extending beyond the edge of one of said treme position in either direction, said latch members extending above the openings when in locking engagement with the locking plate.

5. The combination of a base plate having two circular openings, a cover secured on the base plate, a locking plate slidable on the base plate between the openings of greater length than the distance apart of the openings and provided at each end with an arcuate recess, a pair of diametrically opposite'latches adjacent each opening, the two pairs of latches cooperating to engage the ends of the locking plate so as to prevent movement thereof when the plate is moved into its extreme position in either direction with the latches at one end of the plate extending beyond the adjacent opening,-and means for forcing the latches of each of said pairs of latches toward each other.

6. The combination of a base plate having two circular openings, base plate, a locking plate slidable on the base plate between said openings, a pair of rectangular latches mounted adjacent each opening and positioned diametrically opposite each other, the pairs of latches coops crating to engage the ends of the locking late so as to preventwhen the plate is moved into its extreme position in either direction, resilient rods ex- -Oopies of this patent may be obtained for opposite each other,

, tudinally alined a cover secured on the movement thereof transverse tension rod loosely connected to the longitudinally extending mediate their ends and. exerting tension on the same. I I

7. The combination of a base plate having two circular openings, a cover secured on the base plate, a locking plate'slidable on the base plate, between said openings, a pair of rectangular latches mounted adjacent each opening and the two pairs of latches cooperating to engage the ends of the locking plate so as to prevent movement, thereof when the plate is moved into its extreme, position in either direction, resilient rods extending longitudinally of the casing and loosely connected at the1r ends tothe longiv openings of the pairs of latches, a transverse tension rod loosely connected to the longitudinally extending rods intermediate their ends and exerting tension positioned diametrically rods intere on the same, and funnels secured to the base I plate and communicating with the openings therethrough, said funnels being adapted to facilitate theinsertion of bottles into the casing and to prevent access tothe interior of the casing.

In testimony whereof in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. FOCHA.

Witnesses SARA E. KnNNoN, A. G. BYRoNn.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

I affix my slgnature I 

